We have responded to the Raynsford Review of the planning system. In our response, we highlighted the importance and long history of heritage protection within the planning system and some areas where the operation of the existing system could be improved. The Alliance agrees that there are …

The Alliance has responded to the 2018-19 Local Government Finance Settlement Technical consultation in relation to proposals to reform the operation of the new homes bonus. The proposals would reduce the New Homes Bonus payment in relation to the number of homes allowed on appeal which may …

The Unpaid Work Experience (Prohibition) Bill, a private member’s bill introduced by Lord Holmes of Richmond (Conservative), had its second reading on 27 October 2017. The Bill as currently drafted could bring heritage volunteering within its scope. The numbers of heritage volunteers rose from 575,300 in 2014/15 …

The first #HeritageChat will run on 16 November 2017, 13.00-14.00 (UK time). #HeritageChat is a new monthly TwitterChat being coordinated by Heritage 2020 on behalf of the historic environment sector. The first session is being led by the Historic Houses Association, tweeting as @HeritageChat, and …

The Historic Religious Buildings Alliance and the Diocese of Hereford are pleased to announce that the new edition of Crossing the Threshold: a step by step guide to developing your place of worship for wider community use and managing successful building projects goes online from Friday 3rd November. …

The Data Protection Bill has had its second reading in the House of Lords. The Bill, amongst other things, seeks to implement the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Baroness Neville-Rolfe proposed an amendment to make small organisations with 5 staff or less exempt from the Bill as she feared it imposes …

The Historic Religious Buildings Alliance’s BIG UPDATE is your chance to keep up to date with what’s happening to secure the future of historic religious buildings, and to chat to others with similar interests and concerns. The only event of its kind, it’s friendly, lively, …

AIM [Alliance member] has published  Successfully Managing Privacy And Data Regulations In Small Museums. The new publication has not been created as a guide to everything in the Data Protection Act (DPA) – or the impending General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – but focuses on the most important …

NCVO has published its recent webinar on how to prepare for the new data protection rules starting next May. Watch it below .

Dr David Drew MP,  Shadow Minister for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, asked the Secretary of State what discussions he has had with representatives of the archaeological profession on the future of farming policy, particularly with reference to heritage and conservation. George Eustice, Minister of State for DEFRA, …

Historic England has published the 2017 Heritage at Risk Register. The world’s oldest gasholder, a Hawksmoor church and ‘Little Dorrit’s church’, an 18th century Smock Mill and Brighton’s Royal Pavilion gardens designed by John Nash have now been classed as ‘at risk’ Bedlam Furnaces at Ironbridge, …

The Earl of Clancarty asked whether the Government intended to ratify the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. Lord Ashton of Hyde responded that ‘It is necessary to carefully prioritise resources towards those Conventions that will have the most impact on the safeguarding …